Video of the Day: Imagine Dragons’ “Zero” From “Ralph Breaks the Internet”

The Grammy-winning band Imagine Dragons has been a favorite with Krypton Radio listeners, if for no other reason than they have the word “dragons” in their name. This nerdy bunch of musicians have forged their own brand with a combination of great melodies, great musicianship and great lyrics, an unbeatable trifecta when it comes to being a successful band.

They’ve created a great song for the end credits in the soundtrack of Ralph Breaks the Internet, and it’s called Zero.

If you’re watching this on your desktop machine, use the handy playback controller at the top of your page to pause the Krypton Radio music stream. Dueling soundtracks aren’t as much fun as it sounds like.

In the movie, video-game bad guy Ralph struggles with his evolving friendship with fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz. According to Imagine Dragons’ lead singer Dan Reynolds, the film’s emotional themes are reflected in the song Zero.

“It’s a pretty timely movie in a lot of ways in that it addresses some of the issues of identity and loneliness unique to this internet generation. Ralph’s internal struggle for self-acceptance really resonated with us, and this song speaks to that,” said Reynolds. “The song is a dichotomy in some ways, with sometimes heavy lyrics over pretty upbeat instrumentation. The result is a tone that is somewhat bittersweet, which felt appropriate given the complexity of Ralph as a character.”

Director Rich Moore added: “It’s a bold choice for an end-credit song because it’s about someone who feels like a zero, someone who hasn’t always felt worthy, someone who’s allowed his entire sense of self to rely on a single friendship. When that friendship is threatened, there’s a lot of insecurity.”

Zero is now available from KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records. The song will also be featured on the Ralph Breaks the Internet soundtrack, available from Walt Disney Records on November 16.

Ralph Breaks the Internet leaves Litwak’s video arcade behind, venturing into the uncharted, expansive and thrilling world of the internet—which may or may not survive Ralph’s wrecking. Video game bad guy Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman) must risk it all by traveling to the world wide web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope’s video game, Sugar Rush. In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet — the netizens — to help navigate their way, including a website entrepreneur named Yesss (voice of Taraji P. Henson), who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site “BuzzzTube.” Gal Gadot will be voicing a new character named Shank, a ruthless race car driver from an intense online racing game called Slaughter Race.

The film will also include a team up of all the Disney Princesses including Auli‘i Cravalho (Moana), Kristen Bell (Anna in Frozen), Kelly Macdonald (Merida in Brave), Mandy Moore (Rapunzel in Tangled), Anika Noni Rose (Tiana in The Princess and the Frog), Irene Bedard (Pocahontas), Linda Larkin (Jasmine in Aladdin), Paige O’Hara (Belle in Beauty and the Beast) and Jodi Benson (Ariel in The Little Mermaid).

Directed by Rich Moore (Zootopia, Wreck-It Ralph) and Phil Johnston (co-writer Wreck-It Ralph, Cedar Rapids, co-writer Zootopia), and produced by Clark Spencer, Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 hits theaters on November 21, just three days from now.

We’ve been looking forward to this one for almost a year, and from everything we’ve seen so far, it’s going to be worth it.

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